Omar Rodriguez-Lopez: "Running Away"

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Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta/At the Drive-In) is at the start of a very heavy season of solo releases, which, with help from Ipecac Recordings, will carry through till year's end.  For the second installment of this series, a video for the track "Running Away," featured on the album Corazones, has surfaced and features cameos from Buzz Osborne (Melvins), Teri Gender-Bender (Le Butcherettes) and John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) to name a few.  And they all inflict onto Rodriguez-Lopez physical harm.  Pitchfork premiered the video, which you can check out below. 



A schedule of Rodriguez-Lopez's solo releases can be found below along with other information, all of which was provided by Speakeasy PR.

OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ PREMIERES “RUNNING AWAY” VIDEO VIA PITCHFORK
https://youtu.be/YM-IjSQjruU

CORAZONES, SECOND IN BI-WEEKLY SERIES OF FULL-LENGTH ALBUMS, AVAILABLE NOW

Aug. 1, 2016, El Paso, Tex. – Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (At The Drive In/Mars Volta) premieres the video for “Running Away,” from the latest in his ongoing series of solo albums, Corazones, via Pitchfork (https://youtu.be/YM-IjSQjruU).

The clip, which was directed by Violeta Felix and shot by Adrian Blanco, features Omar in a series of Los Angeles-based encounters with friends who might not be terribly happy to see him. Guests include Buzz Osborne, Teri Gender Bender, John Frusciante, Robin Laananen, Tatiana Velazquez, Aura T-09 and Eva Gardner.

Omar, in partnership with Ipecac Recordings, recently announced the release of a series of solo albums, which kicked off on July 15 with Sworn Virgins. The previously unreleased albums were recorded from 2008 to 2013, while he lived in Zapopan, Mexico and continued when he returned to El Paso. The titles are released on a bi-weekly basis with the first spate of albums running through the end of the year. Each album will see a digital release with a limited number of physical copies (CD) available on Rodriguez-Lopez’s various live outings. A limited edition CD/LP box set will become available in 2017, once the full run of releases are available.

The releases can be purchased via Bandcamp (https://orlprojects.bandcamp.com) and iTunes (hyperurl.co/qzzzfr).

Omar Rodriquez-Lopez initial release schedule:
Sworn Virgins (July 15)
Corazones (July 29)
Blind Worms, Pious Swine (August 12)
Arañas en La Sombra (August 26)
Umbrella Mistress (September 9)
El Bien Y Mal Nos Une (September 23)
Cell Phone Bikini (October 7)
Infinity Drips (October 21)
Weekly Mansions (November 4)
Zapopan (November 18)
Nom De Guerre Cabal (December 2)
Some Need It Lonely (December 16) 

http://orlprojects.com/

Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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